What will our first game of the week be? Drum roll, please!
…Game of the week is “Beat Saber!”
“Beat Saber” is a virtual reality (VR) game where you have two things that look like lightsabers and you have to slash at flying cubes that are coming in your direction.
The cubes often have arrows on them, pointing to where you should slash them, such as an up arrow means you should cut the cube up. Sometimes the cubes have a circle and that just means you could slice it either way.
This game includes songs that are most often fast-paced and you play the game in a futuristic setting.
I played this game on a VR and let me tell you, this game is SO FUN! I generally loved playing this game because there were so many songs you could play.
“Beat Saber” has different packs you can buy or buy songs individually. If you can’t find a song you like, you can always look for songs people have made maps on.
My favorite song that I played was Dynamite by BTS. I am a BTS fan and being able to sing and dance along while also being super focused on making sure I get a good score, it’s the best of both worlds.
Of course, the one clip I have of me playing Beat Saber is TERRIBLE! But don’t mind my skills!
Now sadly, I only get a good score if I play the songs in easy or normal mode.
The 2 negative things I would say about this game: 1)Why am I sweating two seconds into the song? And 2) Why isn’t there more of a variety of songs?
This game WILL MAKE YOU SWEAT!!
I swear, this game feels worse than Just Dance and that’s saying a lot.
I was sweating in places I did not know I could sweat (ew I know).
After I played this game for the first time, my arms and legs were so sore.
It hurts to lift anything! Even lifting the garbage bag hurts.
Not only does this game cause me pain, but why does it not offer as many songs as it should?
Now yes,, it could be because I am a broke college student who can barely afford to buy groceries every week so I can’t really buy any of the packs or individual songs.
However, I feel like this game needs to keep up with more of the popular songs.
I know other players can upload the map of their song, however most of the time the beats are out of order with the actual song.
If “Beat Saber” would take songs (the ones that are allowed to with permission) and replace these maps made by other people, I can guarantee people would buy the packs and songs more. Mainly because the beats and notes on the map will actually match with the song.
However, this game makes up for all the sweat by how obsessive it is. I often get very absorbed and obsessed when I play games, to the point where I won’t stop for hours.
I think I was playing “Beat Saber” for at least 2 hours before my boyfriend insisted I take a break.
With the futuristic aspect of this game and the fun, sing-along songs, it makes it extremely hard to take off that VR set and catch my breath.
To give this game a rating of 5 stars would be extremely hard. This game is worthy of five stars but I think if there was a more variety of songs made by Beat Saber, then it would be 5 golden stars.
I would have to give it 4 out of 5 golden stars.
